There are no more excuses,” the California governor said in pushing for municipalities to address one of the most visible byproducts of homelessness.

Some state lawmakers and housing advocates expressed alarm at what the governor's model ordinance could mean for unhoused people.

At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Councilmember Nick Bavaro rebuked Newsom’s approach, saying that it wouldn’t fix the issue for a number of reasons and that for the governor to speak in the manner he did was “not the correct way to go.”